A little skill in antiquity inclines a man to Popery.

Quote by Thomas Fuller

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He that falls into sin is a man; that grieves at it, is a saint;...

He that falls into sin is a man; that grieves at it, is a saint;...

Plain dealing is a jewel, but they that wear it are out of fashion

Plain dealing is a jewel, but they that wear it are out of fashion

Old foxes want no tutors.

Old foxes want no tutors.

With devotion's visage and pious action we do sugar o'er the devil himself.

With devotion's visage and pious action we do sugar o'er the devil himself.

He is not poor that hath not much, but he that craves much.

He is not poor that hath not much, but he that craves much.

Travel makes a wise man better, and a fool worse.

Travel makes a wise man better, and a fool worse.

Bad excuses are worse than none.

Bad excuses are worse than none.

Vows made in storms are forgotten in calm

Vows made in storms are forgotten in calm

No man can be happy without a friend, nor be sure of his friend till...

No man can be happy without a friend, nor be sure of his friend till...

Poor men's reasons are not heard.

Poor men's reasons are not heard.

Better break your word than do worse in keeping it.

Better break your word than do worse in keeping it.

Memory is the treasure house of the mind wherein the monuments thereof are kept and...

Memory is the treasure house of the mind wherein the monuments thereof are kept and...

God, give me a rich husband though he be an ass

God, give me a rich husband though he be an ass

Some have been thought brave because they were afraid to run away.

Some have been thought brave because they were afraid to run away.

An invincible determination can accomplish almost anything and in this lies the great distinction between...

An invincible determination can accomplish almost anything and in this lies the great distinction between...

Enquire not what boils in another's pot

Enquire not what boils in another's pot

Pride will spit in pride's face.

Pride will spit in pride's face.

Memory depends very much on the perspicuity, regularity, and order of our thoughts. Many complain...

Memory depends very much on the perspicuity, regularity, and order of our thoughts. Many complain...

All things are difficult before they are easy.

All things are difficult before they are easy.

A drinker has a hole under his nose that all his money runs into.

A drinker has a hole under his nose that all his money runs into.